{"id":10112,"date":"2023-01-23T13:02:42","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T13:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/?p=10112"},"modified":"2025-01-13T06:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T06:28:06","slug":"how-to-choose-the-home-loan-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/how-to-choose-the-home-loan-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"Long-Term vs Short-Term &#8211; How To Choose Home Loan Tenure?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>What is Home Loan Tenure?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10113 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124516\/What-is-Home-Loan-Tenure.jpg\" alt=\"What is Home Loan Tenure\" width=\"810\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124516\/What-is-Home-Loan-Tenure.jpg 810w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124516\/What-is-Home-Loan-Tenure-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124516\/What-is-Home-Loan-Tenure-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124516\/What-is-Home-Loan-Tenure-750x362.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term &#8220;Tenure&#8221; of a loan refers to the length of time it will take to pay back in full.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum loan term is determined by a number of variables, such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">age, the amount of time until retirement, monthly expenses, monthly income, etc.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The maximum house loan term offered by bank institutions and other lenders is 30 years.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, they also require borrowers to pay back the loan prior to their retirement from employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loan applicants for homes have a choice of repayment schedules according to their financial needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Long Term Home Loan Tenure &amp; Short-Term Housing Loan Tenure are the two main forms of the home loan tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Difference Between <\/b><b>Short-term and Long-term Tenure For a Home Loan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124612\/Difference-Between-Short-term-and-Long-term-tenure-for-a-home-loan.jpg\" alt=\"Difference Between Short-term and Long-term tenure for a home loan\" width=\"810\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124612\/Difference-Between-Short-term-and-Long-term-tenure-for-a-home-loan.jpg 810w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124612\/Difference-Between-Short-term-and-Long-term-tenure-for-a-home-loan-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124612\/Difference-Between-Short-term-and-Long-term-tenure-for-a-home-loan-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124612\/Difference-Between-Short-term-and-Long-term-tenure-for-a-home-loan-750x362.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the difference between Short term home loan tenure and Long term home loan tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Short-Term Home Loan Tenure<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Long-Term Home Loan Tenure<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your loan has a short-term tenure if it is given for a period of 5 years or less.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banks give you an overall higher interest rate to make up for the shorter loan term.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EMI amount has to pay the greater side due to the short time. You do, however, save funds on the overall amount of interest owed on the loan.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the loan being released to you quite fast, the brief extension of repayment only permits the disbursal of a little sum.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 years is offered through a long-term mortgage. Additionally, the maximum loan term for mortgages is 30 years.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since you have a long repayment period with a long-term loan, the interest rate is typically cheaper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to pay less for the EMI because it is spread out over a longer period of time. However, there is a higher interest rate on this.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A loan&#8217;s sum is higher since its term is longer. Thus, before accepting the amount of your loan, the bank considers other factors, including your credit history. This variation makes the payout process take longer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><b style=\"color: #1d1f20; font-size: 1.953em;\">What is a Home Loan Tenure Calculator?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can use a Calculator for home loan tenure calculation to determine the length of time or the number of EMIs needed to repay your loan depending on the principal balance, the applicable interest rate, and the monthly payment you can afford.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, you can use a home loan tenure calculator to determine the length of your loan&#8217;s remaining term if you intend to partially prepay an existing loan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Components of Home Loan Tenure Calculation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are components of a home loan tenure are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Loan amount\/principal amount:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The sum that a bank and perhaps NBFC provide to a borrower is known as the principal loan amount. Each lender has a different range of lending amounts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>EMIs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Equated monthly instalments, or EMI for short, are the sum that a borrower is required to pay the lender each month during the agreed-upon loan term. You can calculate your monthly EMI on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/home-loan-emi-calculator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMI calculator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Interest Rate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The cost of a loan is the interest that a lender charges a borrower for using their money. A proportion of the principle is used to represent the interest rate for each period.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Which <\/b><b>Factors Influence Home Loan Tenure<\/b><b>?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124718\/Factors-Influence-Home-Loan-Tenure.jpg\" alt=\"Factors Influence Home Loan Tenure\" width=\"810\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124718\/Factors-Influence-Home-Loan-Tenure.jpg 810w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124718\/Factors-Influence-Home-Loan-Tenure-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124718\/Factors-Influence-Home-Loan-Tenure-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124718\/Factors-Influence-Home-Loan-Tenure-750x362.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While applying for a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/complete-home-loan-guide-for-buying-a-home-in-india-2021\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> home loan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you are required to understand about few factors which influence home loan tenure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Age<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the key variables in determining the length of a house loan is your age.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many banks provide terms of up to thirty years, or till the borrower reaches retirement age. In India, employees can retire at any age between 58 and 65.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information for individuals working in various streams is provided here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124758\/Type-of-employment.png\" alt=\"Home Loan Tenure - Age\" width=\"704\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124758\/Type-of-employment.png 704w, https:\/\/homebazaar-blog.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/knowledge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/23124758\/Type-of-employment-300x80.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Amount of Home Loan<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mortgage amount is one of the elements that impact the length of the loan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banks calculate the payback schedule for mortgage loans based on the total principal loan amount and the interest amount applicable depending on the home interest rate offered.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to their monthly earnings &amp; the amount of the house loan instalment, borrowers are free to choose the duration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance, you can save money on interest by selecting a lower home loan payback term if the total amount owed is greater than 3% of your annual income.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Existing Debts and Loans<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As was already indicated, before selecting the house loan tenure for payment of their home loan amount, you must take into consideration your existing mortgages and debts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To boost your borrowing capacity, you can think about paying off some of your loans or consolidating them into a single loan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alternatively, choose a long tenure for a loan and pay less in monthly instalments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this manner, you can proceed to pay off your current bills while taking advantage of house loan advantages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Capacity of Loan Repayment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The applicant&#8217;s ability to repay the mortgage has a variety of effects on the length of the loan. For instance, you can base your loan EMI on your monthly spending needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The payback period will be brief if you decide to make greater monthly home loan payments. The repayment period would be longer if you decide to pay off your entire home loan in smaller instalments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, you can read<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/how-to-choose-a-bank-for-home-loan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How to choose a Bank for Home Loan?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Minimum Tenure for a Home Loan?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The minimum length of a home loan is <\/span><b>two years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Such a loan has the advantage of allowing you to repay your debt quickly and get the house in your possession more quickly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to make up for the shorter loan period of mortgage loans, banks raise loan interest rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the Maximum Tenure for a Home loan?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The maximum term for a mortgage loan is <\/span><b>30 years<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Longer tenure also would assist in enhancing loan eligibility because long-term mortgages last for a considerable amount of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The EMIs would be lower given the length of the loan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How To Decide Idea Home Loan Tenure?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s advised to purchase a home before the age of 28, as this enables for the 30-year loan tenure &amp; higher Loan sum, and to fully benefit from cheaper EMI &amp; higher home loan amount depending on tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even though a home loan&#8217;s term shortens when the borrower reaches the age of 28, it may be claimed that because of increased income at later ages, a greater loan amount can still be obtained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also apply hustle free for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/homeloans\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">home loan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with suitable tenure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How To Reduce the Home Loan Tenure?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your house loan tenure can be greatly shortened by increasing your EMI by 5% yearly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to making scheduled EMI payments toward your mortgage, you can shut the payment plan before the duration of the loan is over by partially prepaying the outstanding loan balance.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Can we close the Home Loan Before Tenure?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In order to reduce interest payments, a borrower may also pre-close a loan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proportion of the interest can be avoided by paying off a mortgage before the period is over. Any interest he or she was required to pay after the preclosure will be immediately forgiven when the loan is closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, read the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/documents-required-for-a-home-loan\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">List Of Documents Required For A Home Loan In 2025<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b>FAQs<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Is it good to increase home loan tenure?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing to extend the term would result in a higher interest expense than increasing the EMI.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Should I take a home loan for the long term or the short term?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be wiser to choose a short-term house loan if you wanted to buy the property with the intention of investing in it.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Is it better to increase EMI or prepayment?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher EMIs do enable significant cost savings. This will you to close the loan before the tenure.\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Does prepayment reduce EMI?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, it really doesn&#8217;t. Many borrowers mistakenly believe that partial prepayments lower your EMI. There isn&#8217;t. The primary component as well as the interest component make up your EMI.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Home Loan Tenure? The term &#8220;Tenure&#8221; of a loan refers to the length of time it will take to pay back in full.\u00a0 The maximum loan term is determined by a number of variables, such as age, the amount of time until retirement, monthly expenses, monthly income, etc.\u00a0 The maximum house loan term [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":17862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[195,1969,1973,1972,1970,1971],"class_list":["post-10112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-loan","tag-home-loan","tag-home-loan-tenure","tag-home-loan-tenure-calculation","tag-home-loan-tenure-calculator","tag-long-term-tenure","tag-short-term-tenure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10112"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18692,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10112\/revisions\/18692"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homebazaar.com\/knowledge\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}